Mario Amilivia (9 November 1957 in León, Spain) is a Spanish

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

. He has served as mayor of León, Spain on two occasions: from 1995 to 2003, and from December 2004 to June 2007. He comes from a prominent Leonese family; his grandfather, Antonio Amilivia, was president of the football club

Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (), better known as Cultural Leonesa or La Cultural, is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Founded on 5 August 1923, it currently plays in Primera División RF ...

in the 1950s, and the local soccer field is named after Antonio Amilivia. Mario Amilivia is married and has two daughters. He received a law degree, and has served as secretary-general of the Association of Anthracite Mining Companies (''Asociación de Empresas de Minas de Antracita, APEMA''). For five years, he was associate professor of

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at the

University of León The University of León is a Spanish public university with campus in León and Ponferrada. The university is found in 1843, when it was created the Normal School for Teachers or Masters Seminar of Public Instruction and the subaltern school of V ...

. He was also president of the Regional Federation of Municipalities and Provinces of Castile-León (''Federación Regional de Municipios y Provincias de Castilla y León'') (1999–2003), president of the Partido Popular of León (1986–1989; 1993–2000). He has also served as regional vice-secretary of the Partido Popular of Castile-León. He served in the Spanish Parliament as deputy for Leon province from 1986 to 1989.

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El político frente al espejo

Mario Amilivia abandona el Ayuntamiento de León y dice adiós a la política municipal para presidir el Consejo Consultivo de Castilla y León

Entrevista en el Diario de León, 7 de Octubre de 2007
1957 births Living people People from León, Spain Members of the 3rd Congress of Deputies (Spain) People's Party (Spain) politicians Members of the 3rd Cortes of Castile and León Members of the 4th Cortes of Castile and León {{CastileLeón-politician-stub